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Tim Richards

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PreSales Leadership Collective Member at PreSales Leadership Collective
📍 Danville, California, United States

Tim Richards is a Director of Solutions Engineering at Cisco, leading a team focused on Cloud & AI infrastructure for global clients. With over 20 years in sales engineering, he holds certifications in NVIDIA AI Infrastructure and as a Cloud Digital Leader. Colleagues describe him as diligent, knowledgeable, and responsible.

Outside of his technology career, Tim identifies as a dedicated father, husband, and family man, highlighting the importance of his personal life alongside his professional responsibilities.

Unique fact: Tim began his career as a software engineer but discovered his true passion for sales engineering after a temporary assignment in a pre-sales role.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
PreSales Leadership Collective Member
Location
Danville, California, United States
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Cloud & AI Infrastructure
Leads a team at Cisco specializing in the sale of Cloud and AI infrastructure to global enterprise and service provider customers.
Sales Engineering Leadership
A 20+ year veteran in sales engineering who has grown into a leadership role and is a member of the PreSales Leadership Collective.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
PreSales Leadership Collective Member
PreSales Leadership Collective
5-2025
Director,Solutions(Sales)Engineering - Cloud&AI Infrastructure. Global Enterprise&Service Provider
Cisco
9-2024 - 5-2025
Sr Manager, Sales Engineering - Cloud & AI Infrastructure - Global Enterprise Segment
Cisco
1-2022 - 9-2024
Sr Manager, Sales Engineering - Cloud Infrastructure and Software - USA & Canada
Cisco
8-2016 - 1-2022
Sr Manager, Sales Engineering - Cloud Infrastructure and Software - West
Cisco
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Education
2010 - 2011
Executive Certificate of Excellence
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
1985 - 1989
BSc(Hons)
University of Portsmouth
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